Actively Recruiting
Taxi ROADmAP (Realizing Optimization Around Diet And Physical Activity)
Led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Updated on 2026-01-26
1785
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
241 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The researchers will conduct 'Taxi ROADmAP (Realizing Optimization Around Diet And Physical activity)', which also utilizes MOST, and the same 4 obesity intervention components as in SANOS, but targets the overweight/obesity crisis in another at-risk, low socioeconomic status (SES) population, taxi and for-hire vehicle (FHV) drivers (Lyft, Uber, etc.). ROADMAP also utilizes an effectiveness- implementation hybrid type 1 design. Hybrid trials, which blend effectiveness and implementation studies, can lead to more rapid translational uptake and more effective implementation. Taxi and FHV drivers are a growing, multilingual, hard-to-reach, predominantly immigrant and minority essential worker population. There are over 750,000 licensed taxi and FHV drivers in in the U.S. and over 185,000 in New York City (NYC). They have higher rates of overweight/obese range body mass index (BMI) than New Yorkers in general (77% vs 56%) and have high rates of elevated waist circumference, sedentary behavior, poor diets, and health care services underutilization. ROADmAP will test 4 evidence- and theory-based (Social Cognitive Theory \[SCT\]) behavior change intervention components. We will use MOST to identify which of the 4 components contribute most significantly and cost-effectively to weight loss among NYC drivers recruited at workplace health fairs (HFs) and virtually. Objectives are to apply MOST to design an optimized version of a scalable, lifestyle intervention for taxi/FHV drivers, and then to conduct a mixed methods multistakeholder process evaluation to facilitate widespread intervention implementation.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Taxi ROADmAP (Realizing Optimization Around Diet And Physical Activity)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- At least 21 years of age
- Full-time licensed taxi or for-hire vehicle driver (driving at least 35 hours per week)
- Driver for at least 6 months
- Attends or has used services at Health Fairs
- Speaks English, French, Bengali, or Spanish
- Screens as obese (BMI 25 30 kg/m2; 25 25 kg/m2 for South Asians) or overweight (BMI 25 - 29.9 kg/m2; 23 - 24.9 kg/m2 for South Asians)
- Owns a cell phone capable of receiving text messages
- Agrees to be audio recorded
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant or might be pregnant, or lactating for the duration of the 12-month study
- Has chronic diseases such as cancer, kidney disease, liver disease, or other conditions restricting diet (individuals with hypertension and diabetes may participate)
- Currently has dietary restrictions such as a liquid diet
- Has a household member already participating or agreeing to participate
- Has already participated in this study
- Will not be in the New York Metropolitan area for 6 months after enrollment
- Currently taking medications for obesity (including listed drugs) or less than 7 weeks since last dose
- Has undergone or plans to undergo weight loss or bariatric surgery within the next 12 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Mexican Consulate's Ventanilla de Salud (VDS)
New York, New York, United States, 10016
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jennifer Leng, MD,MPH
CONTACT
F
Francesca Gany, MD, MS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
3
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